From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu Mar 22 14:56: 2 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mass.dis.org (mass.dis.org [216.240.45.41]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D194437B719 for ; Thu, 22 Mar 2001 14:55:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from msmith@mass.dis.org) Received: from mass.dis.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mass.dis.org (8.11.2/8.11.2) with ESMTP id f2MMsws02971; Thu, 22 Mar 2001 14:54:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from msmith@mass.dis.org) Message-Id: <200103222254.f2MMsws02971@mass.dis.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.1 10/15/1999 To: Salvo Bartolotta Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ADSL "modems" & ADSL (PPP over ATM) In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 22 Mar 2001 23:49:33 +0100." <985301373.3aba817d4fa9a@webmail.neomedia.it> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 14:54:58 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > The modem Alcatel Speed Touch Home is reported to work. However, this ISP also > states that "Linux/Unix will only work with a router; Linux/Unix will work with > no ADSL modem -- neither USB link nor Ethernet" [sic]. I have used PPPoE with the Alcatel Speed Touch Home device (in non-router configuration) and FreeBSD; it works fine and just as documented. -- ... every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has his rivals and unfortunately opponents also. But not because people want to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force people to take different points of view. [Dr. Fritz Todt] V I C T O R Y N O T V E N G E A N C E To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message